Analysis of Pop Video 1

The One That Got Away is a song performed by Katy Perry, who is very much a pop artist. This music video follows the conventions of a typical music video; it has performance of the artist and a clear narrative.




The narrative in this music video is performed very well. Katy Perry is looking back at her younger days (in this music video she is an old woman) and she looks at the love of her life. This gif shows one loving moment in the music video. The past shots look drained of colour, this could be to make it look old as it is in the past.

This effect shows the young version of Katy looking at her older self. The older Katy is singing the song (the narrative being she is reflecting on her life). This gif shows that this shot is much lighter and not faded, showing it is the present time and not the past anymore.

This is a typical moment in sad narrative pop songs. The singer will look into/near the camera, almost calling out for help to the viewer. The singer will sing the song as if they are talking to the viewer. The miss-en-scene is very dark as her 'love' in the music video is about to die, and this comes across in the lyrics and the look of this shot.



This extract shows an interesting piece of sound at the end of the music video. An old song plays as the young Katy Perry's boyfriend stands there. This shows a clear narrative and pop songs usually do have a very clear narrative. The way the song ends suddenly shows that her dreams are over. This is a sad narrative and is pulled off very well with the performance combined.


This music video is a typical pop song music video. It has a strong, clear narrative as well as very good performance. The editing makes it clear to the viewer what is going on. The drained film effect on some clips show that they are her memories, they are in the past, whereas the clear, bright clips are the ones in the present. The clothes ensure this makes sense, with the 'present' Katy Perry having been aged with make-up and special effects. Although most pop songs are cheerful and have a happy strong narrative, this song is sad but still has a strong narrative and therefore is a typical pop music video.